The results come shortly after 26 opposition parties formed a platform called INDIA with the purpose of jointly ousting the BJP-led NDA. This bloc’s success in four out of the seven constituencies is a promising start.
Source: Deccan Herald
While Sudhakar Singh, a candidate for the Samajwadi Party, won the Ghosi seat in Uttar Pradesh, Bebi Devi of the JMM won the Dumri seat in Jharkhand, and Nirmal Chandra Roy of the TMC defeated the BJP in Dhupguri (West Bengal).
In Kerala, Chandy Oommen defeated the candidate for the CPI(M)-led LDF, allowing the UDF-Congress to keep the Puthuppally seat. The reversals in Kerala and Uttar Pradesh ought to serve as a wake-up call for the governments in power there. In the meantime, the BJP keeps moving forward quickly in the North-East. Bindu Debnath and Tafajjal Hossain, two of its candidates, won the seats in Tripura’s Dhanpur and Boxanagar, respectively.
Source: Deccan Herald
Parwati Dass, a member of the BJP, won the Bageshwar seat in Uttarakhand. To preserve checks and balances, a democracy needs a robust opposition. Although the dynamics of national elections differ from those of Assembly elections, which frequently focus on certain regions, it is clear that INDIA has the power to at least partially shift the balance. Given that the BJP is still a strong force, it needs to reach an amicable agreement on the seat-sharing formula in order to succeed.
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